The WOW Report

  • WOW Report
  • RuPaul’s DragCon
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race Live!
  • WOW Presents Plus
  • What to Watch
    • Backyard Envy
    • Dancing Queen
    • Fashion Photo RuView
    • Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles
    • Ministry of Evil
    • UNHhhh
    • Watch RuPaul’s Drag Race
  • Store
You are here: Home / Misc / When Puppets Attack

When Puppets Attack

By WOW Staff on March 13, 2006 7:47 pm

Clip-Service-Logo-1

With its mix of comedy and gore, Live Freaky! Die Freaky! is so wonderfully offensive that reviewers have not been at a loss for words to describe John Roecker’s repellently mesmerizing story of Charles Manson and the hideous, legendary murders of Sharon Tate and her companions that summer in LA in 1969. Or rather, make that Charles Hanson and Sharon Hate, as they’re called in this re-imagining of the Helter Skelter story as an X-rated musical-comedy. Or rather, it would be X-rated if all the roles weren’t played by claymation puppets. Nerve.com said it “suffers from a grotesquely inflated sense of its own transgressiveness,” Fangoria called it “puerile and lowest common denominator,” and a reviewer from Entertainment Insiders said, “I want this film to fail! I want the people involved in this film to be so overcome by remorse for their actions that they crawl on their knees up to the families of Charlie Manson’s victims and beg forgiveness for their cruel callous indifference. Fuck every one of you involved in this film.” Then last week Roecker got three pages of lavish praise and his mug on the cover of the LA Weekly. Go figure.

Naturally, Roecker once worked at World of Wonder, during which time, we hear, he offended almost everyone with his abrasive sense of humor. So we went to see him last night at Amoeba on Sunset Boulevard, where he showed up – 12-inch Manson puppet in hand – in the vinyl department to promote the release of the Live Freaky! Die Freaky! DVD. Green Day’s Billy Joe Armstrong, who voices and sings the role of Charlie in the movie, and some other rockers from the film, like the Lunachicks’ Theo Kogan, Rancid’s Tim Armstrong, and the Go-Gos’ Jane Wiedlin were not there, leaving Roecker to fend for himself against the very young punk fans who showed up with dyed black hair, carrying skateboards and guitars. Rodney Bingenheimer, the Mayor of the Sunset Strip, arrived and blessed the event. Roecker blessed him back by touching him with the Manson puppet. We took some pictures and felt old.

We’ve excerpted some scenes from the film for you. Just a taste: a little music, a little gay banter, a little blood. Look at the clip here. And, if you’re new to Earth and aren’t familiar with the actual events, here‘s what really happened that summer.

AmoebaroeckerRodneyandroecker

Left, John Roecker; right, Rodney Bingenheimer and Roecker, at Amoeba.


Show the love:

  • Tweet
  • Share on Tumblr

Filed Under: Misc

More

Billie Eilish! Tyler Hoechlin! Tiger Woods! Woody Allen v. Mia Farrow! The WOW Report for Radio Andy

Billie Eilish! Tyler Hoechlin! Tiger Woods! Woody Allen v. Mia Farrow! The WOW Report for Radio Andy

by Blake Jacobs on February 26, 2021 11:39 am

#QWERRRKOUT Tuesday: FENSUS Will Make You Horny!!!

#QWERRRKOUT Tuesday: FENSUS Will Make You Horny!!!

by Paisley Dalton on February 23, 2021 7:15 am

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Trending


Condragulations! Ross Mathews Announces His Engagement!

Trigger Warning: Azealia Banks Goes on Berserk Anti-Trans Rant

The BBC Orchestra Performs “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Hit “UK Hun?”!! Watch

#Update: Lady Gaga’s Dog Walker, Ryan Fischer, Was Shot in the Chest, 2 Dogs & Shooter Still Missing

Lady Gaga’s Dog Walker Shot, 2 of Her Bulldogs Stolen, Gunman on the Loose…

About

From the creators of The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Party Monster, Million Dollar Listing, RuPaul's Drag Race, I Am Britney Jean, Big Freedia, and more.

Britney Spears! Armie Hammer! Gorilla Glue Girl! RIP Mary Wilson! The WOW Report for Radio Andy!
Jack Tracy Dreams of a Post- Covid Kiki in “Love Ya” Vid feat. Sherry Vine
Elon Musk! RIP Cicely Tyson! Tekashi 69! The WOW Report for Radio Andy!
Watch Awesomely Queer Singer JOHN DUFF Bust Out a Mighty Fine Pelvic Thrust in “Do It”
Sophia Loren! Elisa Lam! RIP Cloris Leachman & Larry King! The WOW Report for Radio Andy!

© 2019 World of Wonder Productions, Inc | World of Wonder is a trademark of World of Wonder Productions, Inc | Privacy

Copyright © 2021 · News Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in